Flower and Garden Festival

Epocts Flower and Garden Festival is on for 60 days from March 19th - June 1st 08.

A flower pirate ship will drop anchor and Disney princess topiaries will color the landscape at the 14th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival April 5-June 3 at Walt Disney World Resort.

The first-ever pirate ship topiary will feature Peter Pan and his nemesis, Captain Hook and Tinker Bell, all as intricately designed topiaries. Pirate Mickey Mouse and Princess Minnie Mouse, plus Cinderella and Prince Charming, Belle and her Beast from Beauty and the Beast. A Pirate Goofy, with Donald Duck and Pluto topiary.

There will be more than 70 topiaries, plus 30 million blooms, artfully designed floral beds, expertly crafted bonsai trees and lush rose gardens at Future World and World Showcase.

Beyond the dazzling displays of bursting blooms, the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is known by gardening aficionados for its celebrity guest speakers, hands-on seminars and innovative planting demonstrations and exhibits.

Each evening, Flower Power concerts rock the park with live entertainment from top acts of the 1960s and '70s. Past lineups have included The Turtles, Davy Jones, The Association and other crowd pleasers.

Other festival features include:

The Festival Center, where guests can find program guides and festival merchandise and attend speaker presentations and demonstrations.
The popular Great American Gardeners series, opening with Paul James of HGTV's "Gardening by the Yard," April 5-8.
A "Lift and Sniff" Fragrance Garden at the France pavilion showcasing flowers and plants used to create several Guerlain perfumes. Disney Gardening at Home presentations during which Disney horticulturists share tips and secrets for at-home gardening.
Kids' activities, including an upgraded, fun-filled Tinker Bell's Fairy Garden, Disney character meet and greets and daily ladybug releases.

Also one million very special dreams will ge given out to guests at Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts. Disney cast members will be handing these out.